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GASTROENTEROLOGY

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Lower / Upper GI Course - Hengelo, Netherlands

Enhance your expertise in Lower/ Upper GI function testing by joining LABORIE for a practice-based course in our Hengelo training location. 

Monday, Nov 30, 2026 - Dec 4, 2026

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Location:

Expolaan 94
94 Expolaan
7556 BE Hengelo, The Netherlands

Course Fee:

€450 - €990

COURSE DIRECTORS LOWER GI

Dr Mark Scott: Senior Clinical Scientist and Director GI Physiology Unit, Queen Mary University, London, UK

Paul Vollebregt: Gastroenterology resident at Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
and Part-time postdoc researcher at Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.

 

COURSE DIRECTORS UPPER GI
Prof. Arjan Bredenoord: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology , Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands

Niek Warringa, Physician Assistant, Gastrointestinal motility department at Isala and Motility Center at Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands

About

this event

Who is this for? Physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals with basic knowledge of esophageal motility, impedance-pH reflux examinations and/or anorectal manometry function testing.

Registration Deadline:
November 22, 2026

OUR GOAL FOR YOU

To gain knowledge of upper and lower GI function testing, through understanding the theoretical workings of these tests and their practical applications. To become better acquainted with the Laborie measurement systems.

PROGRAM

The course program has two parts. You can choose to attend the full program, or one part separately

  • 2-Day Lower GI course (High Resolution Anorectal Manometry)

    30 November - 1 December (Monday - Tuesday)

     

  • 3 -Day Upper GI course (HRM & Impedance-pH)

    2-3-4 December (Wednesday - Thursday - Friday) 

Registration Deadline:
November 22, 2026

Additional Course Information

Course Topics

  • Basic principles of, and indications for Lower & Upper GI function testing

  • Set-up and prepare system and catheters using the Laborie/MMS system

  • Test protocols and analysis of results

  • Clinical interpretation of findings, normal values and important publications, Chicago Classification and the London Classification for HRAM

  • Case discussions, e.g. patient cases with achalasia, distal esophageal spasm, reflux symptoms, belching, fecal incontinence & other abnormalities

  • Hands-on practice in analyzing and report generation

  • Systems Troubleshooting ‘What to do when things go wrong’

Ticket Information

You can choose to join the full program, or only the Lower/Upper GI course.

5-Day LOWER & UPPER GI course: Monday 30 November - Friday 4 December, 2026 FULL program.

COURSE FEE: 950 Euro, including lunches, coffee/tea and 2 dinners


2-Day LOWER GI course: Monday 30 November - Tuesday 1 December , 2026

COURSE FEE: 450 Euro, including lunches, coffee/tea and 1 dinner


3-Day UPPER GI course: Wednesday 2 December - Friday 4 December, 2026

COURSE FEE: 600 Euro, including lunches, coffee/tea and 1 dinner

Prices DO NOT include hotel accomodation, transport to the course venue, and other dinners.

Travel & Location

All travel and accommodation costs are covered by participants themselves.

You need to book your own hotel:

Hotel suggestions:
Van der Valk Hotel, Bornestraat 400, 7556 BN, Hengelo

This hotel is situated in an industrial area outside the city center and is walking distance to Laborie. From the train station, take a taxi or Bus 51 and alight at stop 'Hotel Van der Valk'.

Book the Van der Valk Hotel

Leonardo Hotel Hengelo City Center B.P. Hofstedestraat 50, 7551 DG, Hengelo

(formerly known as City Hotel Hengelo)

The City Leonardo Hotel Hengelo City is located next to the railway station in Hengelo city center. To reach Laborie, you will need to take a taxi or bus (see directions from Hengelo Central Station).

Book the Leonardo Hotel Hengelo City Center

Course location

Directions to office location where the course is held:

Hengelo Office Directions

Are prices including dinner?

There is 1 dinner for the Lower GI course, and 1 dinner for the Upper GI course included.

Is the hotel included?

The hotel is not included. You need to book your own hotel

Is transport included?

No, transport is not included and you need to travel to the course venue and back to your hotel yourselves. The transport from the course venue to the dinner and back is included.

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